[blparent] no more crib?

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

> We bought a rail that fastened onto a regular bed for Sarah when she 
> outgrew her crib around her third birthday.  The rail had straps and metal 
> parts that went under the mattress to secure it, and it was five or six 
> inches higher than the mattress, so that Sarah couldn't roll right over 
> it.  We placed her bed against a wall on the opposite side from the rail, 
> so she virtually had a crib, but she was excited to move into a big girl 
> bed.
>
> The other awesome thing we bought that gave us a bit of extra sleep was a 
> clock with a light that changed color.  We told Sarah that when she woke 
> up and the light on her clock was still yellow, she had to play quietly in 
> her room.  When the light turned green, she could come and wake us up.  We 
> had to be sure to tell her she could get out of her room to go potty when 
> the light was yellow, because one morning we woke up to her sobbing like 
> her heart was broken, and it turned out it was because she had to go potty 
> but the light was still yellow.  There are different clocks, one with an 
> owl and one with a bunny that is sleeping and then changes to awake, so 
> the child doesn't have to recognize colors.
>
> Also, if you make a big deal of it, and buy big boy sheets and pillows, 
> going into a big bed will be a great experience for Eric.  Provide plenty 
> of quiet toys in the bedroom to keep him occupied.  Here's to extra sleep!
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a 
> song."  Maya Angelou
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Lisamaria Martinez" <lmartinez217 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 4:37 PM
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [blparent] no more crib?
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> At what age, did you all take your children out of cribs?
>>
>> Erik sleeps in a crib but in the morning he screams and whines and
>> cries, because, at least I think, he is bored being stuck in his crib.
>> I think if he could get out of bed and play with his toys then he
>> would let mama and dada sleep 30 or 45 minutes later during the
>> weekend. (I know, how dare I want to sleep past 6:30 on a saturday!)
>>
>> We've put books in his crib and that actually helps him go to bed. He
>> likes to read his books while lying back in his crib. But, when
>> morning rolls around he screams, cries and whines.
>>
>> We have a toddler rail for him that we purchased back in the womb
>> days. But, the rail is half the length of the crib rail and about one
>> inch higher then the surface hof his matress. He moves a lot in his
>> sleep and I'm afraid he'll roll right over the toddler rail.
>>
>> I was hoping to learn what others have done and at what age.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> LM
>>
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